Key data points
Last release
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Observation period
Jul 2025
Next release
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Forecast
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Highest
−14.62 M USD on Mar 31, 1991
Lowest
−1.08 B USD on Jul 31, 2025
About El Salvador Balance Of Trade
El Salvador's systemic trade deficit is mostly explained by the country's need to import fuels (17 percent of total imports), machinery and electronic equipment (13 percent). Textiles is the country's major export being 29 percent of total exports, followed by chemicals, rubber and plastics, metallic products and sugar. The leading trading partner is the United States with 39 percent of exports and 30 percent of imports, followed by Guatemala (17 percent of exports and 10 percent of imports) and Honduras (17 percent of exports and 6 percent of imports). Others include: Mexico, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Brazil.